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“M. And so, all of a sudden, I‘m in the Army, And the hair is cut (shaved is a better word!) in GIâ€"Fashionâ€"a cross between a college crew cut and a Cutting time? _ Yep! The "civvies" are packed away. Long, gray underwear and other Army wearing apparel is fitting sougâ€" One minute. Fifteen seconds. A new record. By one second. HIGHLAND RADIO § SERVICE â€" 541A Central Ave. Chicago, IIL., Dec. 22 (Censored) :â€" With Best Wishes to all our Phone 154 Friends A Moew Life! PVT. WHITT N. SCHULTZ Sergeants speak sharply and tersely. ‘Their commands cut in deep. And they make you jump, too. But you learn to respect these men. For, unâ€" derneath that hard shell is a heart. And quite a big one. It‘s not easy Exhausted, I fell through the barâ€" rack‘s door. _ And, whata you know? Guess who was looking at me. (His hands were on his hips, too. He was a mad man.) That‘s right. "A ‘sardonic sergeant. "What‘s your name? O.K. Take bunk thirty. Unpack. Get dressed. Clean up. Go to chow. Get ready for Articles of War.>Return to the barâ€" racks. Be quiet.. And get to bed fast." And there it was. A day‘s assignment in a succinct, powerful paragraph. Rully and warmly clothed, but bent over from the weight of two, big brown canvas bags filled with new, cleanâ€"smelling . equipment, 1 hobbled to" my . barracks. Nights in the barracks off. Here. Try these here ones on." And they didn‘t fit. That is .. . not well. For you who demand specifiâ€" e.hy.flnvuum three sizes too big. And they were itchy, too. And so I moved on. . . + And all T could think of was Walt Disney‘s funny â€" film ~about Donald Duck enlisting. . . and being given GI uniforms large enough to fit five ducks. . . People are always interesting. And one meets lots of different peoâ€" ple in the Army. . , He was tail and gaunt. * And I had been warned about corâ€" _ "Just a minute, Soldier. Them pants don‘t fit. They‘re too tight. Take ‘em I know I shouldn‘t have said that. For, instantancously, and in a harsh, "Gee, this is a perfect fit, Corporal. "Move on, Soldier. ‘Them pants fit And it‘s Mixed in with groans, grunts, squeals and squawks, this conglomeraâ€" tion of words bellowed forth from atop my bunk : "Yowee! ‘The corporal can go to hell. I like beans. Army beans. And I love to march, march, march. Wow! Dive bombers! Get the Japs‘! Whooâ€" pee! â€" Boo! â€"Boo! â€"Lookâ€"out !â€"Baw, Baw, Black sheep. . , And on he wailed. That‘s right. I slept little. Ah, but I learned much. Reality and humanity can be fasciâ€" nating. _And, Merry Christmas â€" Highland Parkers. I‘ve heard snoring, and I‘ve heard snoring. * But never like that. Oh, if only they had been in some kind of rhythm. But no. . . Clashing together were the long, deep, penetrating snores and the short, jerky kind, and those that sound like the poor fellow is gasping and moanâ€" ing for breath. And so on into the night. . . Combine a Saroyan dialogue with a bit of Gertrude Stein and you get something similar to Private Fiveâ€"Byâ€" Five‘s screaming nightmare. Private Fiveâ€"byâ€"Five But that was not all. . . He looked like the original Mr. Fiveâ€"Byâ€"Five. He had worked nights for fourteen years. And the only way the poor guy could lull himself into a deep sleep was by having nightâ€" mares. He had one on that eventful first night. i ® PW P oT of men. A cold, bleak night. And, honestly, I tried to be quict like the sergeant said. But 1 wasa‘t. I tipped. 1 stumbled. 1 knocked on Mmflab dred men were cussing a private. But it was dark. And they didn‘t know what private. Thank the Lord! ®® Quietly I slipped between the clean, white, frozen sheets and cracked my head against the bunk posts. My "dog tags" clinked togetber. And I hunted for the pillow, which was at my feet. But I did not stir. That is, I did not move until 1 heard what sounded like a squadron of giant, fourâ€"motored bombers. I then knew the soldiers were sleeping. And so to bed . . . *«! In The Nations Service Air Cadet Edward. J. Moroney, completed ten weeks of preâ€"flight training at Maxwell Field, Alabama, last week and begin the second phase of his aviation training upon assignment. Pvt. Emmett Moroney has entered the Bancroft school in Chicago for further training with the army signal corps. At the graduation held at Fort Benning, Ga., on December 14, James M. Garrity, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Garrity of Highwood, was comâ€" missioned a second lieutenant. On leave visiting his wife, the former Rose Orlandi of Highwood, he will leave the first of the yearifor Fort Lewis, Wash. Aviation Cadet David E. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs, David E. Johnâ€" son of 835â€"Berkley road .completed his preâ€"flight training at the naval training school at lowa City two weeks ago, and has started his priâ€" mary flight traming at the Glenview air base. He holds a civilian private pilot‘s license. Corporal Margaret Clark of the Woman‘s Auxiliary Army Corps arâ€" rived home from the WAAC training center at Raytona Beach, Florida, December 18 for a tenâ€"day visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O. Clark of Lincolnwood road. â€" Captain and Mrs. Raymond Madâ€" den, former Highland Park residents are now living in Detroit, Mich. Capt. Madden was transferred from Fort Lieut. and Mrs, Roland Bleimehi, the former Betty McMahon, are exâ€" pected home for a short visit someâ€" time during the holidays. Highland Park resident and graduate of Highland Park high school in 1937, who was recently commissioned a secâ€" ond licutenant upon graduation from the Officers‘ Candidate school at Fort Benning, Georgia. He is now stationâ€" ed at Camp McCain, Miss. Skeridan to Fort Wayne in Detroit a few weeks ago. PAINT â€" OILS â€" GLASS 532 Central Avenue P 429 Vine Ave. BRAND BROTHERS With Holiday Cheer MUTUAL COAL CO. 1 Both boys are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Marjorie Lightner will spend the Christmas holiday with her daughâ€" ter and sonâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith in Saginaw, Mich. With Smiths Robert E. Moon, former Highland Park high school student and son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moon of Homeâ€" wood avenue, was graduated last week from the Marana basic flying school at Tucson, Arizona, and will go on to advanced training. Capt, D. E. Rossiter is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C., atached to the 307t aâ€"b Medical Corps there. Second Licutenant Max Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hart of 1718 S.‘Sheridan road is now staâ€" tioned at Fort Jay, New York with the army. Help us to keep up on the latest news about the boys in service. Let us know where your son or husband i;;byenhnwrifin(ornllin.th ess. First class seaman Norman Peterâ€" son, who is visiting his mother, Mrs. Bessic Peterson of Glenview avenue, 'ii.llhlnve‘lor New York Christmas night. * Russell Truco expects to graduate ;_ro-tilrm"‘l‘:hruhdhl: ‘ort Monmouth, ersey. husband of the former Beatrice Pogâ€" April 1941. Mrs. Truco is making her home with her mother in Highwood at present. Mrs. Edward Moroncy of Gienview avenue. Third class radio man Lennart Johnson returned to is base Decemtâ€" ber 22 after visiting his parents, the Hubert Johnsons of Highwood. He has been in service a year. w in Camp Grant, at He is the son of the George Kirkgrasser of 1030 S. Sheridan road. Carrol Binder, Jr., of 837 Forest avenue who graduated with honors from Harvard university last June, was recently accepted by the Army Air Corps. While waiting for inducâ€" tion, he is following in the footsteps of his father, a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News as he is working for the Chicago Sun., It has been estimated officially that at least twoâ€"thirds of the 80,â€" 900 doctors under forty five years of age will be required by the armed forces. That~is nearly oneâ€"third of America‘s total medical forces. And Happiness to All George Kirkgasser, Jr., began his "I wish it were possible for me to personally express my thanks to every donor, but my appreciation would count for little as compared to the thanks already expressed by thousâ€" ands of American soldiers who owe cross, suspended from a slender shain. Attractive rings and broaches of the same materials take shape under skillâ€" ful fingers. A miniature cedar chest, Giving Vital" tal Homhtnm Get An undercurrent of excitement perâ€" vades the unit this week. Interestingâ€" looking packages are brought in to be wrapped for mailing. The work shop many of their wives are turning out _A favorite trinket is a delicatelyâ€" tinted plastic heart or 2 dainty silver exhibition for a time. Many have tried their hands at Christmas cards, with commendable success. P Thursday evening, at 8 o‘clock. Miss Patsy Swift, lyric soprano of Victoria, B. C., Canada, will be with us, by speâ€" cial request, with appropriate songs. Seasonal refreshments will be served. On Christmas night the honors will be done by Mrs. S. N. Nelson of Winâ€" netka, another favorite at the unit, who will favor with Christmas songs and carols. Gift will be distributed and Christmas refreshments will be ‘Those who have given their blood to the Red Cross are making just as definite a coritribution as though they were making bullets, according to a statement released today by Major General H. S. Aurand, commanding general Sixth Service Command. "The blood of Chicago citizens conâ€" verted into plasma and shipped to fighting fronts throughout the world has defintely contributed to the teâ€" markable record made by the Army medical department in saving the lives of those wounded in the service of their nation," General Aurand‘s stateâ€" ment continued. as neatly hinged and smoothly polâ€" ished as a professional job, was on dreamily reminiscent, dot the club lounge. They have just returned from a furiough. Others. bearing impediâ€" menta, and buoyant with anticipation, are just about to leave for one. Still others are spending the holidays at the fort. Since Friday is Christmas day, the movie feature usually shown at that time will be given Wednesday night. "A Yank in The RAF." ; "Wherever our troops go, the lifeâ€" saving plasma goes with them. Its need is obvious. As the number of men on battlefronts increases daily, the need for the plasma also inâ€" creases." their lives to the existence of the plasma," General Aurand said. Plans ACb'o-u, Ffl&m To all these servicemen alike the unit extends an especially warm welâ€" come this holiday season. The club rooms have been made festive with Chirstmas reds and greens, in the pleasing arrangement of which one recognizes the touch of the Winnetka Garden Club, as represented by Mrs. Sherman Hay and Mrs. C. H. Coffin. A gayly trimmed tree occupies winâ€" dow space, and another larger one, the gift of Clavey Nurseries, designed for more practical purposes, adds the proper note to the scheme. _ 7